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the dire warning of what could happen here as the coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continued to climb. to companies annound that they will make masks mandatory. this could change the working going forward. some are living up to its name i will let you know how long the inland continues. building a better bay area moving forward and writing solutions. this is abc7 news. the 12 to the 18 months are the time that it would be messy. >> tonight, twitter says that it has closed its san francisco office with the search of the delta variant s ses. to texture as a that they

require vaccinations for employees. >> google and facebook are requiring vaccinations for them that are returning back to the office. major changes as coronavirus cases are again on the rise. >> most of the smart companies are deciding to leave the people at home as long as they can. >> the start dates are likely to be pushed back even more going forward. the threat of the delta variant and most workers not in a rush to work from home is.. google and facebook require thousands of workers to get vaccinated. >> people need to take a step back and realize that vaccine mandates are nothing new. >> the move to require vaccinations is a big one but not the most popular among companies. >> we are collecting data from a lookup is that we work with.

less than 10% are sayisayisayi employees have to show proof of vaccination. >> with the government putting these in place there is a threat of a different kind of lawsuit. yeah, somebody get sick on cider, as a result of the company allowing vaccinated people on campus, those are lawsuits that we will relatively prevalent throughout the end of the year. >> we have seen the first cracks in the dam, so it to speak and we are requiring vaccinations. >> if we see a big manufacturing company or retailer, that is when we will know that the mindset has shifted. apple will reinstate it mask mandate. that will happen at most u.s.

stores. that is like according to bloomberg. it will be for staff say that this is notto be a huge adjustment. california was everyone's where mask indoors. it follows similar guidance from the cdc that suggests mass wearing with substantial or high community transmission is wise for that does include the bay area. all local counties except for solano is recommendingndingnding reporting. reporting. we spoke with hospital leaders across the united states to find out how this fourth preventable search is acting the . >> the daily case count is the same as it was during this number is search

hospitalizations are also on the rise. >> a month ago we a coronavirus patients that we are at 43. >> mostly vaccinated. this hospital in concorde and walnut creek had to add more coronavirus rooms this seminar. we are looking at it again and looking at icu metrics. we are tired and we still show up. missouri has some of the highest coronavirus transmission date as a result attorney is full. >> i took care of a 30-year- old that died. it was his second encounter with the coronavirus. his brother asked that we share the message to from here on out i will be getting the vaccine.

is the the chief of emergency medicine said that it is the weight of increasing infection that concern them. >> looks very much to be a significant search to the steps we saw back in january. >> we are looking to open up our additional core >> we are to ourselves if we think that that cannot happen here. >> that is all preventable with the backs. in the south they it is get vaccinated or tested twice a week. details on the new mandate by the largest school district. we spoke to as a

decision they are adding layers to their safe the plan. they are requiring staff and students to be test >> we want to make sure that we have as many layers in place as best as possible. >> another layer requires two mask indoors and outdoors. the cdc and health department is recommending people to wear masks. wearing a mask is a small price to pay as a high school teacher i know that a lot of my students have been vaccinated. >> kelly walker is throwing her agreement towards the back of this. >> it seems like it is the unified's way of saying, like,

without requiring you to get vaccinated, you better be vaccinated. >> more than 90% of the staff and teachers are fully vaccinated. that leaves 300 that are either not forget to provide proof. the push to strengthen safety across the board urgent and as they make decisions the school districts tend to follow. she would not be surprised to see these changes implemented elsewhere. we are asking them to balance that we need them in school and keep coronavirus other schools. i think fighting that was a balance that we were striking for. to row, president biden is expected to mandate vaccines or testing for 2 billion 2000 08 workers. the delta variant

dominating the caseload across america. the affections are up 400% in the last four weeks. new evidence shows some fully vaccinated people with breakthrough areas. >> when a person gets in fact did who has they are affected with the delta variant. the virus is 1000 times higher rather than the alpha. the house of representatives are looking to and that the threat of bringing masks is that a decision based on science. speaker, nancy pelosi had this to say. >> is kevin mccarthy more on and why? >> to say that wearing a mask

is not right. >> they are pushing for a ceo for girl this they are lookinth for emergency authorization for a booster. the cast members and guests, two years old and up will have to mask indoors regardless of status. remember as we move on here , if you have any questions about the coronavirus vaccines you. ask our abc7news.com.com news team . in butte and plumas county they are struggling to keep the lames from moving west. the weather and dry brush is a big challenge. it is from two to 43 square miles and 40 structures have been reduced to nothing but ash. the fire is 23% attain.

governor newsom is pleading for more federal t itvada gover a devastated neighborhood near garden felt hurt so far 23 homes have been destroyed at 60,000 acres burned. it is 29% attain. we have 2600 wildfires today. it is taken for an 80,000 . your today we are close to four times the acres burned. >> did you hear that? four times. remarkable. lightning is being blamed for sparking this fire. 17 senate republicans join democrats to announce a $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill. it would include $110 billion

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people are wondering if they should get tested information that will help you. health officials say it is to scenarios where someone infected with the coronavirus the first is if you are experiencing symptoms. this is at ucsf. >> you will have symptoms like a cold. runny nose and stuffy nose and sore throat. this could progress into peter's and muscle aches for >> for those already vaccinated more people will have respiratory symptoms. these are likely to come than 15 minutes left then six

feet apart. you may not wait for symptoms to get tested. >> it is best to be safe than sorry. you want to protect the people around you. we have a lot of testing still available right now. if you have a coworker that is seven dust order that you didn't interact with and they get coronavirus you do not necessarily need to get tested. >> there are more testing sites than ever before with several commercial premises and care units. they have a list of testing providers on the e. ootinghakilled three people at the

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65 in breezy at half moon bay once again. let's check out where it will not be so mild. there is a heat advisory to route and the highs of two 110 degrees on friday and there is a risk of illnesses. temperatures right now are considering how hot it was pulling off they say most of you in the 50s to 70s this is courtesy of the area of high pressure breathing in the snowstorm bruce. now the concern is the next several days was worse during the recent burn scar areas could affect the decision. there is fog down below and 21. notice to hasten the smugglers sunset is a little bit reddish these days. good air quality right now the

sacramento valley and the zero was bad today. you are looking at moderate air- quality to unhealthy air quality of that facility. the heavy smoke for rebate around the dixie and the tamarack fire. you will notice that some of it spills into parts of the atmosphere. you will see hayes time to time that as we go into drown night we will stay by the facilities where the fires are. the air-quality level throughout the to moderate anything over 50 years old you start to get into the moderate range and under 50 you are doing fine. high clouds here and the sees showers and thunderstorms once again. once again. temperatures in the morning from 50s to the 60s. we have hired close up above and in the afternoon we will see 67 in the city and 82 and

paul out of. san rafael and santa rosa, the heat rest is hot on friday that we start to notice the weather back to the usual with lower to middle 60s.

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